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A graphic illustrating viruses, shots and  DNA. ILLUSTRATED BY TATIANA ROMERO/THE STATESMAN

SBU partners with CVS to offer free flu and COVID-19 vaccinations on campus this fall

Irene Yimmongkol October 2, 2024

As the weather gets colder and flu season approaches, students at Stony Brook University will now be able to get influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations at clinics hosted by CVS Pharmacy on campus. This...

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The Student Health Center across from H-Community.  COVID-19 vaccinations will no longer be required to attend classes starting this summer. BRIANNE LEDDA/STATESMAN FILE

SUNY lifts COVID-19 vaccine mandate starting this summer

Sonya Gugliara April 14, 2023
State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor John B. King Jr. announced on Tuesday, April 11 that COVID-19 vaccination will no longer be required for students across SUNY’s 64 campuses, effective summer 2023. 
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Boxes of the COVID-19 Vaccine. Starting Friday, Sept 9, students are no longer required to get tested for Covid-19 on a regular basis.Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn/ CC BY-ND 2.0

Required COVID-19 Surveillance Testing Ends

Lori Saxena September 9, 2022
Starting Friday, Sept. 9, Stony Brook University will no longer require students to participate in COVID-19 surveillance testing. 
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Two different forms of COVID-19 antigen rapid test, both showing negative results. LENNARDYWLEE/ CC BY-SA 4.0

SBU students eligible for free masks and at-home COVID tests

Anastasia Poulos February 6, 2022
Students living on or off campus are able to request four free test kits by visiting the U.S. government website and inputting their dorm address using the exact dorm room to be eligible. Kits can be shipped within seven to 12 business days.
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The outside of the administration building after campus has shut down. RABIA GURSOY/THE STATESMAN

Staying productive while working from home

Melissa Azofeifa April 1, 2020
There is a whirlwind of change happening as the world tries to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19); we cannot underestimate the importance of maintaining good mental health to be able to stay productive as people transition to working from home and remote learning.
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 Kerri Mahoney, Lara Hunter, Smita Majumdar Das, Christine Szaraz and Samantha Winter, the Center for Prevention and Outreach staff, at Stony Brook University. CPO was awarded the 2018 Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant. COURTESY OF STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

Stony Brook’s Center for Prevention and Outreach wins $300,000 campus suicide prevention grant

Erika Peters October 1, 2018
Stony Brook’s Center for Prevention and Outreach (CPO) was one of the 20 schools in the nation to secure the 2018 Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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